[TR] TR2-3B front fender mounting top rear

Mon Apr 5 08:52:33 MDT 2021

Only one bolt – the rearmost hole is not for a bolt.

Andrew

From: Brad Smith <britspcars at gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, April 5, 2021 10:46 AM
To: Brian Thomas <thomasb at queensu.ca>
Cc: bill beecher <notakitcar at yahoo.com>; auprichard at uprichard.net; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR2-3B front fender mounting top rear

Sorry, missed the thread earlier.

Here is the actual car clearly showing the two attachment points.

I also have no idea how the rear one is supposed to "work"

- Brad

On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 10:29 AM Brian Thomas <thomasb at queensu.ca <mailto:thomasb at queensu.ca> > wrote:

Here’s a shot of the spare parts catalogue calling for 2 “screws” where the fender mounts to the scuttle …

But NOW after “documenting” this, I notice the screw counts are for BOTH fenders not just the LH as I had assumed.  So as you guys said ONE at the scuttle attachment point.  A second shot of the scuttle (BELOW) shows the two mounting points I mentioned.  I haven’t looked at the fenders in almost a year since they were painted and wrapped in blankets but I’m now confident there will be only ONE captive nut in that area.

Thanks 

From: Brian Thomas 
Sent: April 4, 2021 11:32 PM
To: bill beecher <notakitcar at yahoo.com <mailto:notakitcar at yahoo.com> >; auprichard at uprichard.net <mailto:auprichard at uprichard.net> 
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net> ; Brad Smith <britspcars at gmail.com <mailto:britspcars at gmail.com> >
Subject: RE: [TR] TR2-3B front fender mounting top rear

Unfortunately the car is at friend Brad’s – if he can shoot a pic of the two mounting holes on the scuttle and maybe the captive nuts on a fender, I’ll post …

From: bill beecher < <mailto:notakitcar at yahoo.com> notakitcar at yahoo.com> 
Sent: April 4, 2021 7:04 PM
To:  <mailto:auprichard at uprichard.net> auprichard at uprichard.net
Cc: Brian Thomas < <mailto:thomasb at queensu.ca> thomasb at queensu.ca>;  <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net> triumphs at autox.team.net; Brad Smith < <mailto:britspcars at gmail.com> britspcars at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR2-3B front fender mounting top rear

Agree with Andrew, only one bolt, a picture would help. 

Bill

#dontkillgrandma

On Apr 4, 2021, at 5:26 PM, auprichard at uprichard.net <mailto:auprichard at uprichard.net>  wrote:

Other than the bolts which attach to captive nuts on the fender under where the front apron sits, I am aware of only one bolt which screws into a captive nut in a TR2 or TR3 front fender – the one which is accessed from the footwell.  A picture would be very helpful as I have just looked at my cars and cannot understand what you are referring to.

Andrew Uprichard

Jackson, Michigan

From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> > On Behalf Of Brian Thomas
Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2021 5:50 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net> 
Cc: Brad Smith (britspcars at gmail.com <mailto:britspcars at gmail.com> ) <britspcars at gmail.com <mailto:britspcars at gmail.com> >
Subject: [TR] TR2-3B front fender mounting top rear

My previous post a few months ago on this failed to trigger a response - as we're now about to hang the finished front fenders, I'm hoping someone has a suggestion ...

The car in question is a 1954 TR2 long-door and the question is how the rear bolt fastening the fender to the scuttle is inserted/tightened?  There are two mounting points along the scuttle.  Both use ¼ inch UNF bolts that screw into captive nuts in the fender.  The front one is obvious as there is a hole in the scuttle accessible from the footwell.  No access for the rear bolt.  While it could be loosely screwed into the captive nut and slid into the mounting point on the scuttle which is open on the bottom, how is it tightened?

Surely someone has experienced this? 

As always, any been-there-done-that thoughts would be muchly appreciated.

Cheers,

Brian

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